The Warki are a lakalinyeri (tribe) of the Ngarrindjeri Australian Aboriginal people of southern Australia.

Language

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The Warki spoke a dialect variety of Ngarrindjeri.[1][2]

Country

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The Warki traditionally inhabited the area around the north and western areas of Lake Alexandrina, from Grote Hill as far as Currency Creek. Norman Tindale estimated their lands at 300 square miles (780 km2). They were also present on the eastern and western extremities of Hindmarsh Island.[1][3]

Social organization

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The Warki were composed of at least 8 clans

Alternative names

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Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d Tindale 1974, p. 219.
  2. ^ Brown 1918, pp. 226–227.
  3. ^ Skujins, Angela (24 September 2020), Experience the food and land of the once-lost Warki people at Nature Festival, Adelaide, South Australia: InDaily, retrieved 25 September 2020
  4. ^ Brown 1918, p. 226.

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